Add A Patch

ABSTRACT

A removable patch that is capable of attachment to an article of clothing. The patch has a section of material with an inner surface that, when the clothing having the patch attached is worn, confronts the wearer&#39;s skin or undergarments. A fastener is, preferably, attached to the outer surface of the section of material. The fastener allows the patch to be attached to the inside surface of an article of clothing having an irregularly shaped opening, such as a tear or rip. When the patch is attached, it covers the opening from the inside of the clothing, so that, to people observing the wearer of the article of clothing, the section of material is visible through the irregularly shaped opening in the article of clothing. The patch is intended as a fashion statement.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 61/275,548 filed Aug.31, 2009, the contents of which are fully incorporated herein byreference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a removable decorative patch capable ofcovering openings, tears or rips in articles of clothing.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to removable decorative patches for articles ofclothing. These patches attach to the inside surfaces with low profilefasteners and appear integral with the surrounding material. Thefasteners utilize adhesives to attach to the inside surfaces ofgarments. The adhesives may be activated with water, activator, hotiron, or simply pressed onto a surface and may include a protectivestrip material that would be peeled off prior to activation. It ispreferable that the fastening means utilized in the present invention isvery thin and low profile, since one of the attractive features andimprovements of the present invention, is the ability to blend in withthe surrounding fabric and appear as if patching is a native element ofthe overall garment.

Garments with random openings in them, in particular, with holes havingfrayed edges have been around for a long time. Until recently holes ingarments was a sign of wear or excessive use. Recently, such holes weredeliberately introduced as a fashion statement and appealed to youngpeople and as a casual diversion to mainstream garments. The presentinvention aims at enhancing the present state of this segment of thegarment market by splicing the rugged, seditious appearance with brightcolors or textures. Alternatively, it may be used as a frugalityimplement or an aid to the environmentally conscious, as it may prolongthe life of a worn out garment that would be discarded otherwise.However, if a wearer is not in the mood of bright colors, or if a wearerwishes to update styles or express solidarity with a specific color, thepresent invention may be easily removed, or replaced. The presentinvention may be applied to any part or section of human attire.However, it may be particularly appealing with t-shirts and jeans.

Although, patches and garment accessories are known in the art, theysuffer from drawbacks that the present invention overcomes. For example,prior art devices required hefty and obtrusive attachment means, withvery noticeable seams that created a raised surface all around thepatch, and all but dissipated the illusion of the patch being integralwith the garment. In addition, prior art was very shape specific,meaning it required that the opening in the garment be of specificdimensions that would correspond to the shape of the prior art device.Finally, the frayed edging of an opening may not be very suitable tostable and robust support for a patch that prior art inventions require.The present invention however, does not require very secure attachmentto stay in place, even in locations where the link between the inventionand material will be subject to intense frictional forces.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART

U.S. Pat. No. 5,953,757 discloses an article of a fabric material havingan outside surface, an inside surface, and an orifice, and an affixingmeans on the inside surface bordering the orifice and hidden from viewwhen one views the orifice and the outside surface. Provided inconjunction therewith is an underlying section having an imprint, pocketor pouch on one side thereof, and an affixing means on a border regionof said one side, outwards of the imprint, pocket or pouch. Theunderlying section can be affixed to the affixing means to be visible inthe orifice when one views the orifice and the outside surface. Theunderlying section can further have an imprint, pocket or pouch on asecond side thereof, and affixing means also on a border region of thissecond side, outwards of the imprint, pocket or pouch on the secondside. This allows either side of the underlying section to bedisplayable in the orifice.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,233,747 discloses A free-standing, removable transferpocket system enables transfer pockets to be attached and detached atwill to and from garments such as clothing and other surfaces, using ahook and loop fastener.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0068944 discloses A methodof personalizing a beverage bottle comprises providing a bottle assemblywith a side wall having an exterior surface. An array of selectablesleeve wraps are provided, each configured to fit on the side wall ofthe bottle assembly. Each sleeve wrap has at least one characteristicthat is visibly different from the other sleeve wraps of the array. Oneof the sleeve wraps is selected from the array and attached on the sidewall of the bottle assembly.

Various implements are known in the art, but fail to address all theproblems solved by the invention described herein. One embodiment ofthis invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will bedescribed in more detail herein below.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention discloses a removable patch for clothing having asection of material with an inner surface and an outer surface, and withfastening means disposed on the outer surface of the section of materialthat makes up the patch. The fastening means is capable of fixating thesection of material to an inside surface of an article of clothing. Soaffixed, the fastening means would cover an opening in the article ofclothing and show there through. Additionally, the present invention maybe supplied as a kit having a patch with fastening means. In yet anotherembodiment the present invention may be supplied with an article ofclothing, where the clothing has openings that may be optionally closedwith the present invention by attaching the latter to the inside surfaceof such a garment. The garment would already have one side of thepreferred fastening means, which may be a hook and loop fastener,preferably with the loop section being attached to the clothing.

Therefore, the present invention succeeds in conferring the following,and other not mentioned, desirable and useful benefits and objectives.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a patch thatremovable attaches to an article of clothing.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device forenhancing the stylish appeal of garments.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device thatcovers holes in a garment in a quick and secure fashion.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a devicethat can cover holes in a garment out of modesty or to increase thethermal value of the garment. Still another object of the presentinvention is to provide a patching kit for an article of clothing.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a patchingaccessory for an article of clothing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is front view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, shownas a kit that is mounted to the reverse side of a garment.

FIG. 3 shows the present invention be used with various types ofgarments.

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of an alternative embodiment of the invention,showing the inside surface of the garment.

FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a further, alternative embodiment of theinvention, showing the inside surface of the garment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be describedwith reference to the drawings. Identical elements in the variousfigures are identified with the same reference numerals.

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiment of the presentinvention. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of thepresent invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact,those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading thepresent specification and viewing the present drawings that variousmodifications and variations can be made thereto.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention showing a removablepatch 1, a section of material 10 having an inner surface 20 and anouter surface 30. The inside surface 20 of the section of material 10 isthat surface that will confront the wearer's skin or undergarment when agarment 60 having the removable patch attached, is worn. The removablepatch 1 may also have a fastening means 40, preferably attached to theouter surface 30 of the section of material 10, and having an exposedside of the fastening means 45. The removable patch 1 may also have anoptional decorative design 80 that is preferably on the outer surface 30or the section of material 10. The fastening means 40 may also have anoptional seam 90 as part of its attachment to the section of material10. The section of material 10 may have an outer edge 100, corners 105,a width 110, and a length 120. The section of material 10 may be of anyreasonable length 120 or width 110 and need not be a square piece ofmaterial 10, but may be elliptical, triangular, or any other shaperequired by a particular use. However, the preferred shape of theremovable patch 1 is a square, as shown, with fastening means 40disposed on corners 105, near the outer edge 100. The outer edge 100 maypreferably have a jagged edge to prevent fraying and tearing due to use.The section of material 10 may be made of cotton, rayon, acetate, nylon,modacrylic, olefin, acrylic, polyester, or even carbon fiber, or anyother suitable materials that were not specifically mentioned herein maybe used as well.

The outer surface 30 of the section of material 10 preferably containsthe fastening means 40. However, the fastening means 40 may be disposedon both the inner and the outer surfaces 30 and 20 of the section ofmaterial 10 , either as a single instance of the fastening means 40, oras multiple sections of an instance of the fastening means 40, or as aseparate fastening means 40. The fastening means 40 may adhere to thesection of material 10 without a need for any stitching, but if a seam90 is utilized it may most likely be visible on the inner surface, aswell as on the outer surface. However, in any event the seam maypreferably be thin and not easily noticeable.

The fastening means 40 may, for instance, be pasted or glued, onto thesection of material 10 with an adhesive or may be sewn on with a thread.Any adhesive may be used including those that do not exhibit an adheringquality until exposed to heat, for example, heat from a hot iron. Othertypes of adhesives may be active on contact, and, when stored, displayedor sold, may then be preferably shielded from adhering to objects bystrips of material, such as wax paper. The preferred embodiment of thefastening means is one using hook and loop fasteners, or adhesives,which may be, but are not limited to, natural adhesives, syntheticadhesives, drying adhesives with or without a solvent, contactadhesives, hot or heat activated adhesives, emulsion adhesives that arepreferred in the fabrics industry, UV radiation and light curingadhesives, or pressure sensitive adhesives such as a tape, or somecombination thereof. In an embodiment where an adhesive is used toenable the fastening means 40, it is highly preferable that to usesubstances that are not generally known to cause allergies or that aretoxic to touch, handle, or be exposed to. The fastening means 40 asshown in FIG. 1 may be manufactured to be pre-attached to the outersurface 30, or may still need to be attached to the outer surface 30, orto the inside surface 50, or to both surfaces 30 and 50.

Still referring to FIG. 1, the patch 1 may be a section of material 10that may be detached from a larger segment of fabric. If that is thecase, fraying may become an issue; especially in areas were frictionagainst other materials or human body parts is very prevalent, such asin case of a knee or an elbow patch 1. To prevent fraying, the presentinvention may utilize a jagged edge for the outer edging 100.Alternatively, fraying may be avoided by lightly melting the outer edge100. This may be especially desirable for fabrics made out of anartificial polymer, where an application of sufficient amount of heatinduces a melting process, which fuses together all material in theimmediate vicinity of the heat application. For more durableapplications, however, it may be preferable to apply hem stitching tothe outer edge 100. Although the latter alternative may be the most timeconsuming and expensive, it may also considerably lengthen the lifespanand durability of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded diagram the preferred embodiment the presentinvention. Also identified in FIG. 2 are a section of material 10 havingan inner surface 20, an outer surface 30, a fastening means 40, an outeredge 100, corners 105 and a first fastening means 140. Also shown inFIG. 2 is an article of clothing 60 having an inside surface of anarticle of clothing 50, an opening 70, a frayed edge 75 and a secondfastening means 150. To use the patch, the first fastening means 140 andthe second fastening means 150 may link together and make up thereciprocal sides of the fastening means 40. The preferred fasteningmeans 40 may be a hook and loop connection, sometimes be referred to asa Velcro® fastener. If a preferred fastening means 40 is used, it may befurther preferred that the first fastening means 140 contain the hookportion of the fastening means 40, whereas the second fastening means150, being disposed on the inside surface 50 of the garment 60 orarticle of clothing, contain the loop section. Such a configuration maybe preferable since it avoids irritation and discomfort which may becaused if a stiffer loop section is made to rub against the skin of awearer upon the occasional removal of the patch 1.

Other fastening means 40 may be snap fasteners. For a snap fastener itmay not matter whether the female or the male section of the fastener islocated on the outer surface 30 or the inside surface 50. As statedabove, adhesive surfaces may also be used; however, such fastening means40 may be more disposable and temporary, since after the attaching anddetaching actions may likely ruin the adhesive surface of such afastening means 40, which may additionally be rendered ineffective withits natural tendency to attract and retain dust particles, loose hair,fabric, lint and other loose debris. It should also be noted thatalthough the fastening means 40 is shown as having two reciprocal parts,namely, the first fastening means 140 and the second fastening means150, the fastening means 40 may also be a one piece entity, such as, butnot limited to a ribbon or a strip of material having an adhesivesurface from both sides.

Still referring to FIG. 2, four fastening means 40 are shown, with onefastening means 40 being disposed on each corner 105. Otherconfigurations of fastening means 40 may be possible. For example, withfastening means 40 being a solid strip of ribbon, or multiple ribbonsegments, or snap fasteners that are disposed all along the outer edge100. The outer edge 100 may be the preferred location for the fasteningmeans 40 since it may be the optimal location to guard against a highlyundesirable inward curling and because such a location may induce thethinnest and most discreet coupling between the patch 1 and the innersurface 50 of the article of clothing 60. Inward curling occurs when theskin or other fabric areas of the wearer rub against the patch 1. Theconstant back and forth rubbing may induce the outer edge 100 to beginto wrinkle, fold or curl inward. This effect would be highlyundesirable, since it would undercut the natural and intimate appearanceof the patch 80 with respect to the article of clothing 60. Anintegrated, one-piece appearance of the patch 1, when installed over anopening 70, is also a major motivator for having a very low profilefastening means 40, that may or may not contain a seam 90 (FIG. 1).

The segment of material 10 may preferably be made about twice to threetimes larger than the area of the opening 70. A larger size of the patch1, coupled with the placement of the fastening means 40 close to theouter edge 100 serves to create a robust and long lasting connectionwith the fabric of the article of clothing 60.

The opening 70 may be a hole that may be present in an article ofclothing 60 as a result of excessive wear, unintentional tear or adeliberate opening that may be considered a stylistic element. Holes oropenings 70, particularly those created due to excessive wear or forstylistic considerations, tend to have frayed edges. For this reason,heavy, predefined or clearly delineated patching lines may beundesirable, unsupportable or impractical. The main reason for this isthat the frayed edge consists of a loose thread fringes and poorlysupported and therefore unstable adjacent fabric 72 (shaded), with theopening 70 being the main source of instability. The adjacent fabric 72may disintegrate under pressure from the edge 75. The present inventionovercomes this problem, by placing the fastening means 40, well awayfrom the unstable area 72 achieving a robust durable connection with anarticle of clothing 60, achieving a longer life of the presentinvention.

Still referring to FIG. 2 the present invention is preferably placed onthe inside surface 50 of the article of clothing 60, so that theprovisional nature of the patch 1 is masked in favor of a nativeappearance of the patch 1 with respect to the surrounding material. Itis preferable that the presence of the fastening means 40 is not at alldiscernible. For example, it is preferable that any means used to attachthe fastening means 40 to the inside surface 50 or the patch 1, shouldremain invisible on the outer appearance of the opening 70 or the patch1. Therefore, even if the fastening means 40 is attached with stitching,it should preferably be done with a fine thread, or a thread matchingthe color of the article of clothing 60 or of the outer surface 30.Another example is to use thin and low profile fastening means 40, suchas an adhesive strip or a hook and loop fastener. Another example ofmaking the presence of the fastening means 40 indiscernible is to placethe fastening means 40 substantially close to the outer edge. Theseexamples and other features of the present may likely raise the outeredge 75 by less than ⅛ of an inch, which is insignificant and thereforenot discernible. It is also for this reason that the inside surface 50of the article of clothing 60 is the preferable location for attachingthe present invention.

Another alternative method of attaching of the patch 1, to the insidesurface 50 of the article 60, is to have a thin, low profile groovesurrounding the opening 70 on two to three sides, preferably in a Ushaped configuration, with the furrow of the groove oriented inwardly,in the direction of the opening 70. The patch 1 would then be introducedthrough the side not having a groove, and slid down through the parallelfurrows of the U shaped groove, to terminate in the bottom furrow (noneshown). Such a groove has a substantial appearance of a three sidedframe around the patch 1. The open side may have additional fasteningmeans 40 to prevent the patch 1 from sliding back out of the furrow.Once inside the groove, the patch 1 may be additionally secured withinthe furrow with an adhesive or a hook and loop fastener, or anotherfastening means 40 on the inside surface of the furrow, facing andattaching to the segment of material 10. The U shaped groove mayalternatively be a pair of parallel grooves or O shaped foldssurrounding the opening 70, and that are capable of unfolding to admit apatch 1 and then folding back over the patch 1. In such an embodimentthe folds (not shown) would preferably contain a fastening means thatwould fixate the patch 1. Furthermore, the patch 1 may have a fasteningmeans 40 on its outer side 30, which would adhere to the inside surface50 of the article of clothing 60, and may additionally, or exclusivelycontain another fastening means 40 on its inner side 20 that wouldadhere the a groove or a fold, or that would function as a reciprocalfastening means 40 for the fastening means located on such a groove or afold.

In yet another embodiment of the fastening means 40 is to have a zipfastener surround the opening 70 on the inside surface 50 on at least 2sides, or on three or all 4 sides. In an embodiment utilizing a zipfastener (not shown), one half of the fastener would be disposed on theinside surface 50, while the other half would be disposed on or close tothe outer edge 100 of the patch 1. The distance of the zip fastener orany other fastening means 40 from the edge 75 of the opening 70 would beat least one inch and installed in a square, elliptical configuration,or in any other configuration that would be practical under thecircumstances.

Still referring to FIG. 2 the present invention may be independentlymarketed as a kit, having, for instance one or more removable patches 1,that may for instance, vary in size, shape, color and decoration, orsome combination thereof. The kit, which may be in a suitable package,may be a separate item, or it may be packaged as an accessory to anarticle of clothing 60. For example a set of jeans or slacks (FIG. 3)may have a prefabricated set of at least one opening 70, and an optionalset of accessories that would include the present invention. Whetherpresented as a kit or an accessory or an intimate element of the articleof clothing 60, the patch 1 may be disposed separately from or togetherwith the fastening means 40. The fastening means 40 may be have a singlesection, for example a single or double sided adhesive tape, or it mayhave a double section with one part being attached to the patch 1 andthe other to the inside surface 50 of the article of clothing 60. Thefastening means 40 may be attached permanently or when needed, and maybe a multi-use attachment or a more disposable attachment.

FIG. 3 shows the general appearance of the present invention in thepreferred usage. Shown are a removable patch 1, an article of clothing60, a pair of jeans 61, a pant leg 62, a t-shirt 63, a sleeve 64, anopening 70, a frayed edge 75, and a decorative design 80. The decorativedesign 80 is showing through the opening 70, which may have a frayed,jagged or other haphazard edge 75. The opening 70 is shown on a pant leg62 or the sleeve 64. However, the present invention may be applied toany kind of opening 70, regardless of where on an article of clothing 60it may be located.

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of an alternative embodiment of the invention,showing the inside surface of the garment. The removable patch 200includes a section of material 10 and an adhesive coated cover 210. Theinside surface 20 of the section of material 10 may be attached to theadhering side of the adhesive coated cover 210. The combined section ofmaterial 10 and the adhesive coated cover 210 may then be applied to theinside surface 50 of the garment 60 so that the section of material 10covers the opening 70. When seen from the outer surface of the garment60, such as, but not limited to, when the garment 60 is being worn by aperson, the outer surface 30 of the section of material 10 will bevisible through the opening 70. The opening 70 may be, but is notlimited to, an irregularly shaped opening such as a tear or a rip. Ifthe outer surface 30 of the section of material 10 has an optionaldecorative design 80, the section of material 10 may be position so thatthe optional decorative design 80 is visible through the opening 70.

The adhesive coated cover 210 may be, but is not limited to, a polymerfilm coated with a removable pressure sensitive adhesive such as asuitable polyethylene film coated with an acrylic adhesive as used in,for instance, surgical tape. Such a polyethylene film has good stretchand recovery properties, allowing it to conform to body contours.

FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a further, alternative embodiment of theinvention, showing the inside surface of the garment. In thisembodiment, the adhesive coated cover 210 may not cover the entiresection of material 10, but may be applied as strips that extend beyondone or more edges of the section of material 10. FIG. 5 shows theadhesive coated cover 210 strips located on two edges of the section ofmaterial 10. One of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciatethat the adhesive coated cover 210 strips may equally be attached tothree, four or how ever many sides the section of material 10 has.

Because of the flexible, adhesive nature of the adhesive coated cover210, in these two embodiments of the invention, the adhesive coatedcover 210 may be applied close to the edge 75 of the opening 70, and mayeven be adjacent the edge.

For the purposes of, for instance, display, storage or selling, theexposed portions of the adhesive coated cover 210 may be covered with aremovable, non-adhesive covering that may be removed before applying theremovable patch 200 to the inside surface 50 of the garment 60.

The section of material 10 may be made of the same material as thegarment 60, or it may be made of any suitable material. The color of thesection of material 10 may be the same as the garment 60 or it may be ofa different, possibly contrasting color. The color of the section ofmaterial 10 may for instance be a flesh colored material, either toblend in with the skin color of the wearer or, for instance, for wearingthe garment 60 on a cold or otherwise inclement day or night, or thesection of material 10 may be colored so as to give the impression of atan. A section of material 10 having a skin or tanned looking color mayalso have an optional decorative design 80, such as, but not limited to,a tattoo effect, the effect of a cut, a bleeding cut, a scar or a wound,or some combination thereof. The optional decorative design 80 may alsobe a 3D effect such as, but not limited to, a hologram of a cut, a scar,a bleeding cut, a deep wound, some organ of the body, or a cut away viewof an organ of the body, or of a substitute robotic or alien organ, orsome combination thereof.

One of the many desirable qualities of the present invention is theinterchangeability of patches 1. A wearer may remove the patch 1 at anytime and replace it with a different patch or simply keep the opening 70uncovered. As circumstances such as external temperatures change, awearer may be able to instantly alter his or her appearance by removingthe patch 1 or by replacing it with a one of a different color ortexture. The preferred fastening means, namely a hook and loop fasteneror a snap fastener, or any fastening means herein disclosed that enablesrepeated use enables such interchangeability because it does not loose afastening capability through a continuous removal and attachment, as awearer switches patches 1 based on personal discretion. Additionally,the preferred fastening means are easy to obtain and attach to eitherthe segment of material 10 or the inside surface 50, meaning, a patch 1may be easily and inexpensively manufactured or assembled, providing awearer of an article of clothing 60 with many different choices that canbe constantly interchanged, without having to change the article ofclothing 60.

In an alternative embodiment, the present invention may serve as a quickpatching kit for an article of clothing 60 that may have beeninadvertently torn or worn out. Such a patch may prolong the lifespan ofsuch a garment. Other uses for the present invention may be as an extralater of insulation for thin, open or torn articles of clothing 60.Other uses or embodiments may be possible as well such as to cover aslit or a missing section or a part of an article of clothing.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.

What is claimed:
 1. A removable patch for clothing comprising: a sectionof material having an inner surface and an outer surface; and afastening means, disposed on said outer surface of said section ofmaterial, for removably attaching said section of material to an insidesurface of an article of clothing having an irregularly shaped openingthereby covering said irregularly shaped opening.
 2. The removable patchfor clothing of claim 1, wherein said outer surface of said section ofmaterial contains a decorative design.
 3. The removable patch forclothing of claim 1, wherein said section of material is between 2 and 4inches wide and between 2 and 6 inches long.
 4. The removable patch forclothing of claim 1, wherein said fastening means is a plurality of hookand loop fasteners.
 5. The removable patch for clothing of claim 1,wherein said fastening means is a plurality of snap fasteners.
 6. A kitcomprising: a section of material having an inner surface and an outersurface; a first fastening means for attaching to said section ofmaterial; a second fastening means for attaching to an inside surface ofan article of clothing proximate to an irregularly shaped opening insaid article of clothing; said first fastening means being attachable tosaid second fastening means, such that said section of material coverssaid irregularly shaped opening.
 7. The kit of claim 6, wherein saidsection of material is between 2 and 4 inches wide and between 2 and 6inches long.
 8. The kit of claim 6, wherein said outer surface of saidsection of material contains a decorative design.
 9. The kit of claim 6,wherein an area of said section of material or of said article ofclothing that is defined by said first fastening means and said secondfastening means is not discernible.
 10. The kit of claim 7, wherein saidfirst fastening means and said second fastening means is a plurality ofhook and loop fasteners.
 11. The kit of claim 7, wherein said firstfastening means and said second fastening means is a plurality of snapfasteners.
 12. The kit of claim 6, wherein said first fastening meansand said second fastening means affixes to said outside surface and saidarticle of clothing with two-sided adhesive strip.
 13. A combinationcomprising; an article of clothing having at least one irregularlyshaped opening; a section of material, having an inner surface and anouter surface and being sized to cover said irregularly shaped opening;a first fastening means attachable to said outer surface of said sectionof material; a second fastening means attachable to said inside surfaceof said article of clothing, and wherein said first fastening removableattaches to said second fastening means such that, when attached, saidsection of material covers said irregularly shaped opening.
 14. Thecombination of claim 13, wherein said section of material is between 2and 4 inches wide and between 2 and 6 inches long.
 15. The combinationof claim 13, wherein said outer surface contains a decorative design.16. The combination of claim 13, wherein said first fastening means andsaid second fastening means is a plurality of a hook and loop fasteners.17. The combination of claim 13, wherein said first fastening means andsaid second fastening means is a plurality of snap fasteners.
 18. Thecombination of claim 13, wherein said first fastening means and saidsecond fastening means affixes to said outside surface and said articleof clothing with two-sided adhesive strip.
 19. The combination of claim13, wherein an area of said section of material or of said secondfastening means is not discernible.